Could Robert Richardson have had an earlier family with Lydia Wallace, before his marriage to Mary Buchanan?
Both Edwin and William Richardson were on the Asphodel Tp. 1852 census, on the same page as Robert Richardson & Mary, a few lines down, but this didn't give their ages.
Name: Edwin Richardson
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 23 Mar 1828
Christening Place: LISSINGTON,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Robert Richardson
Mother's Name: Lydia
Name: William Richardson
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 31 Jan 1830
Christening Place: LISSINGTON,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Robert Richardson
Mother's Name: Lydia
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/peter.htmWilliam RICHARDSON, 26, of Asphodel, born-England, s/o Robert RICHARDSON & Lydia RICHARDSON, m. Mary J. BROOKS, 19, of Belmont, born-Peterboro, d/o William BROOKS & Sarah BROOKS, Witness: John RICHARDSON of Asphodel, July 3, 1858
Name: William Richardson
Death Date: 11 Oct 1918
Death County or District: Norwood, Peterborough
Death State: Ontario
Death Country: Canada
Age: 87
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Birth Location: England
father: Robert Richardson
mother: Lydia E. Wallace
This tree named William as the son of Robert Richardson & Julia Wahls but that is not what the death register above says. Also this tree has Robert having a son, Edwin.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~milchron/r...this was Edwin's 2nd marriage; his first marriage was to Agnes Nancy Brooks:
#8694-74 Edwin RICHARDSON, 35, farmer, widower, England, Belmont, s/o Robert (mother’s name ‘not known’), married Jane ARMOUR, 29, Dummer, Belmont, d/o Edward ARMOUR & Caroline JOHNS, witn: Robert BUCHANAN & Annie M. JOHNS both of Belmont on Nov. 11, 1873 at Blairton
Edwin was on the 1861 census for Belmont Tp., & on the 1871 census for Metheun Tp., Peterborough Co.